Improvement in jelly-glasses



N4 PETERS, PMOTO-UTHOGMFNER. WASHINGTON. D, C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

WILLIAM M. KIRCHNER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN JELLY-GLASSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 109,824, dated December 6, 1870.

To all whom it may concern.- c, which shall spring up sufficiently to pass Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. KIRCH- over the edge a of the mouth, catch on it, and NER, of the city of Pittsburg, in the county of prevent the cap c from becoming displaced Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have until forcibly pulled off. invented a new and useful Improvement in Another form of cap, d, is shown in Fig. 3, Jelly-Glasses; and I do hereby declare the which is made from a sheet-metal blank of following to be afull, clear, and exact descripproper size, the corners of which are notched tion thereof, reference being had to the acout a-nd the edges bent down, as at el', so the v companying drawing, making' a part of this cap d shall slip on like the top or cover of a specification, in which blacking-box.

Figure l is a perspective view of my im- The cover c, Fig. 2, is made in like manner, proved jelly-glass, with one form of cap which except that the edges of the blank are notched, l employ therewith; and Figs. 2, 3, and et are as at e, to an arrangement corresponding to side elevations thereof, showing the same imthe arrangement of broken or interrupted proved jelly-glass with other forms of caps. beads a', Fig. 2, and the edges of the blank Like letters of reference indicate like parts not so cut away are folded down and under, of each. as at e. This cover is attached by passing Jelly glasses have heretofore been made the lips e down the recesses a', and then slidwith a circular beaded mouth, (the bead solneing them along horizontally under the broken times having the form of a sorew-thread,) on beads a. which glasses various forms of caps or vcov- I also use a ilexible cover of paper, cloth, ers have been used. Such circular-mouthed india-rubber, rubber cloth, or other like suitglasses are inconvenient for usein connection able material. Such a cap or cover is sl1own/ /,/\F with the paper cover most frequently used, at f in Fig. 4. The corners are cut out of-th as it requires some dexterity to fold down and blank, so as to give it the form of a Greek tie on a paper cover neatly and expeditiously. cross, when the ends or lapels f', being first The tumbler form also renders it more difgummed, are folded down onto the side of cult to pack them for transportation. .the glass b, and either tied by a string pass- My improvement relates to the construction ing around just below the bead a, or retain of such glasses; and consists in the productheir place by the mere adhesive power of the tion, as an improved article of manufacture, gum. of a'squaremouthed jelly-glass, and in com- In connection with the square-mouthed jelbining therewith suitable covers or caps, and ly-glass described, other forms of caps or covdevices for fastening the same. ers maybe used. Those above set forth are To enable others skilled in the art to make preferable in use. They are all easily applied, and use my improvement, I will proceed to and can be produced at small cost. Y describe its construction and manner of use. What I claim as my invention, and desire The glass b is made by blowing or pressing to secure by Letters Patent, is` (preferably the latter) molten glass in suital. As a new article of manufacture, ajellyl bly-shaped molds. It is square or rectanguglass having a rectangular mouth, beaded on lar in horizontal cross-section, so as to have two opposite sides, or more, whether such beada mouth of corresponding form. Around the ing be continuous on each side or broken, subouter edge of the mouth is a bead, a, either stantially as set forth. extendingcontinuously around or broken away 2. A jelly-glass having a rectangular mouth at one or more points, af, Fig. 2, as may be and beaded, as specified in the preceding preferred. claim, in combination. with a cap made with In connection withsuch a jelly-glass, I use lips on two opposite sides, or more, whether different forms of caps. each such lip be broken or continuous, sub- In Fig. l, c is a sliding cap, made from a stantially as set forth. sheet-metal blank of proper size, by folding In testimony whereof I, the said WILLIAM down and under at least two opposite edges, M. KIRCHNER, have hereunto set my hand.

c', so that when the cap is slid on from the WILLIAM M. KIRCHNER. side of the mouth such lip c will engage the Witnesses: beads a. A very slight depression, or lips, c, A. S. NICHOLSON,

may be swaged in the forward end of the cap l THOS. BAKEWELL KERR. 

